File-index



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' W. L. BREWER.

FILE INDEX ATTORNEYS,

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W. L. BREWER. FILE INDEX (N 0 Model.)

Patented May 14, 18 95.

WITNESSES: I v I I i l 4 U ITED STATES WELLS L. BREWER, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

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FILE-INDEX.

I SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 539,116, dated May 14, 1895.

App c filed Mil/F 7, 1394. serial No. 510,320. (No model.)

To all whom it mayconoern:

Be it known that I, WELLs L. BREWER, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe, in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in File-Indexes, of which the following,taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear,

- and exact description.

' to receive and separate letters, papers, documents, &c., and to permit of 'ready and convenient access thereto, and has for its object the production of a simple device, which is produced at a minimum expense, and is extremely practical and efficient in operation; and to this end it consists, essentially, in separable sections or strips arranged one above the other and each having its opposite extremities formed of unequal width. It also consists in sections or strips of this construction provided with index characters arranged in proximity to the inclined edges of their extremities of greatest Width.

In describing this invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification, in which like letters indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is an isometric view of my invention shown as operatively mounted on a filingsupport, and Fig. 2 is a similar .viewof a slightly-modified form of my invention.

My improved file-index is preferably mounted upon a suitable filing support A formed of material possessing comparative rigidity, as wood, sheet metal, 850., and provided with retaining loops B B of such construction that they readily enter perforations A formed in held in their designed position.

forationsA in proximity to said edges through which the retaining loops B B are passed. The strips or sections a, b, c, &c., are thereby It is evident, however, that if my file-index is not used with a filing support A and retaining loops B B, that suitable fastening means may be passed through the perforations A for securing together the sections or strips 0t, 1), c, &c. The opposite extremitiesof each section or strip 0,1), 0, 850., are preferably formed of unequal width, and said sections or strips arearranged with their extremities of greatest width one above the other and in proximity to the outer edge of the filing support A. The lower edges of the sections or strips a, b, c, 850., project one beyond the other, and incline from the outer extremities thereof to a point in proximity to the opposite extremity of the upper section a, and consequently the inclination of these edges is ununiform, and they substantially converge to a common point. As shown, the lower edges of the sections or strips or. b c, &c., are disposed in oblique planes, but they may obviously be slightly curved. The outer exadd to the appearance and practicability of the file.

Ready access to the letters, papers, documents, &c., arrangedbetween the sections or strips a, b, c, &c., is facilitated by index characters or b 0 &c., arranged at the outer edges of the sections or strips ct, b, c, in proximity to the lower inclined edges thereof, so that the index character of each of said strips is arranged directly beneath the corresponding portion of the lower edge of the next adj acent section or strip, thereby permitting instant'inspection of all of theindex characters.

At Fig. 2 the sections or strips 0, 17 0 650., are arranged in pairs, the opposite extremities of the sections or strips of each pair being formed of unequal length and their lower edges being inclined toward a point in proximity to the opposite extremities of the lower edges of the upper pair of sections or strips. The uppermost section or strip of each pair is formed of less length than the other section or strip thereof, and the index ICO characters a b c, &c., of the sections or strips of each pair are arranged side by side in proximity to their outer edges.

The operation of my invention will be readily perceived upon reference to the foregoing description and the accompanying drawings, and it will be particularly noted that a minimum amount of stock or material is requiredin the production of my improved fileindex, owing to the peculiar shape of its sections or strips, thereby reducing its cost of manufacture, and that itis practical and Qflicient in operation, and facilitates, ready and convenient access to the letters, papers, documents, &c., arranged therein.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A file index consisting of separable sections or strips arranged one above the other and formed of unequal width and having their lower edges extended one beyond the other and inclined from corresponding extremities to a point in proximity to the opposite extremity of the upper section or-strip, substantially as and for the purpose described.

, 2. A file-index consisting of separable sections or strips arranged one above the other and formed of unequal width and having their upper edges arranged in substantially the same upright plane and their lower edges extended one beyond the other and inclined from corresponding extremities to a point in proximity to the opposite extremity of the up per section or strip, substantially as and for the purpose described 3. A file-index consisting of separable sections or strips arranged one above the other and formed of unequal width and having their upper edges arranged in substantially the same upright plane and their lower edges extended one beyond the other and inclined from corresponding extremities to a point in proximity to the opposite extremity of' the up per section or strip, a portion of the inclined edge of one section or strip being arranged substantially parallel with its opposite side, substantially as specified.

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4. A file index consisting of separable sec tions or strips arranged one above the other and formed of unequal width and having their lower edges extended one beyond the other and inclined from corresponding extremities to a point in proximity to the opposite extremity of the upper section or strip, said sections or strips having their extremities of greatest width provided with index characters arranged in proximity to their inclined edges beneath the corresponding portion of the edge of the next adjacent section or strip,

substantially asand for the purpose specified.

5. A file-index consisting of separable sections or strips arranged one above the other and formed of unequal Width and having their upper edges arranged in substantially the same upright plane and their lower edges extended one beyond the other and inclined from corresponding extremities to a point in proximity to the opposite extremity of the upper section or strip, said sections or strips having their extremities of greatest width provided with index characters arranged in proximity to their inclined edges beneath the corresponding portion of the edge of the next adjacent section or strip, substantially as and for the purpose described.

6. The combination with retaining loops; of a file index consisting of separable sections or strips arranged one above the other and formed of unequal width and having their upper portions provided with perforations through which the retaining loops are passed and having their lower edges extended one beyond the other and inclined from corresponding extremities to a point in proximity to the opposite extremity of the upper section or strip, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name, in the presence of two attesting witnesses, at Rochester, in the county of Monroe, in the State of New York, this 16th day of April, 1894.

WELLS L. BREWER.

Witnesses:

E. A. WEISBURG, K; H. THEQBALD. 

